due
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/djuː/]
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Senses
1. due (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Owed or owing.
Example: He is due four weeks of back pay.
2. due (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Appropriate.
Example: With all due respect, you're wrong about that.
3. due (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Scheduled; expected.
Example: Rain is due this afternoon.
4. due (adv) — sense 4
Definition: Directly; exactly.
Example: The river runs due north for about a mile.
5. due (noun) — sense 5
Definition: Deserved acknowledgment.
Example: Give him his due – he is a good actor.
6. due (noun) — sense 6
Definition: A membership fee.
7. due (noun) — sense 7
Definition: That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
Example: He will give the devil his due.
Structure of the word
Roots:- gʰeh₁bʰ (Proto-Indo-European)
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